Minuartia setacea

Minuartia setacea (Thuill.) Hayek belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family, commonly known as the carnation or carnation family. This species is distributed across various European countries, including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Krym, Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Ukraine, and Yugoslavia. The plant was formally published in 1908. It is part of the genus Minuartia, which is characterized by small, often mat-forming plants typically found in alpine or rocky habitats. The species is known for its adaptation to specific ecological conditions in its native range.